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Humble fishing smacks and rusty tramp steamers last week sailed with the Royal blessing. Centuries of service rendered the Nation in war and peace by commercial ships and fishing fleets were signalized by bringing these vast and wandering squadrons, like other able Empire services, under the honorary wing of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Young Master | 2/20/1928 | See Source »

His popularity is due to his sea-roving expeditions through the allied blockades during the war when he camouflaged an armed vessel as a Norwegian fishing schooner with the Count, himself, taking the part of the captain. Thus disguised the ship was able to proceed through enemy zones and sink...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 250 UNION MEMBERS TO HEAR "SEA DEVIL" SPEAK | 2/14/1928 | See Source »

In the interior of Africa the fishing isn't much, so they tell elephant stories. The Uganda game department last fortnight told this one, protesting truthfulness. A hunter shot an elephant. It fell down a hill. Two other elephants of the herd following down the sharp declivity slipped in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hunting | 2/13/1928 | See Source »

After hunting alligators, but getting none, fishing, but catching none, being reported as on the verge of nervous breakdown, but having none, Col. Charles Augustus Lindbergh went down for a spin in a submarine. Then bidding good-bye to Panama and his vacation, he put on his goggles and returned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Third Continent | 2/6/1928 | See Source »

"Here's the record of one boy I've just employed," this man continued. "At the end of his freshman year he went for one month to a citizens' military camp: after sophomore year he worked for six weeks with Dr. Grenfell's mission in Labrador; at the close of...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRESS | 1/11/1928 | See Source »

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